This Palgrave Pivot showcases new research on M.K. Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi, and the press, telegraphs, broadcasting and popular culture. Despite Gandhi being the subject of numerous books over the past century, there are few that put media centre stage. This edited collection explores both Gandhi's own approach to the press, but also how different advocacy groups and the media, within India and overseas, engaged with Gandhi, his ideology and methodology, to further their own causes. The timeframe of the book extends from the late nineteenth century up to the present, and the case studies draw inspiration from a number of disciplinary approaches.

Showcases new research on M.K. Gandhi and the press, telegraphs and popular culture Explores both Gandhi's own approach to the press, but also how different advocacy groups and the media within India and overseas engaged with Gandhi to further their own causes Examines the period from the late nineteenth century up to the present, drawing inspiration from a number of disciplinary approaches

Autorentext

Chandrika Kaul is Reader in Modern History at the University of St Andrews, UK. In addition to several edited collections, her key monographs on the media and empire include, Reporting the Raj: the British Press and India (2004, 2017), and Communications, Media and the Imperial Experience: Britain and India in the Twentieth Century (2014, 2017).

Inhalt

1. Brief Introductory Remarks- Chandrika Kaul.- 2. This cable...was not in my words: Gandhi, the Telegraph and Political Communication in the British Empire- Amelia Bonea.- 3. Gandhi's Evolving Discourse on Leprosy- Sanjiv Kakar.- 4. The Global Gandhi of the Muslim Vernacular Press: Mahatma as Monumental Peasant and the Prophetic Rose in the Urdu Pamphlets of an early 20th century Delhi Sufi- Timothy S. Dobe.- 5. Gandhi and the Bengali Intellectuals: Perceptions and portrayal of his ideas in contemporary vernacular journals in the 1920s and 1930s- Sarvani Gooptu.- 6. Gandhi and Broadcasting: Missing Narratives in Media, Nationalism and the Raj- Chandrika Kaul.- 7. Gandhi and the Muslim League: The Dawn in 1947- Gopa Sabharwal.- 8. Gandhi in 1947: Self Fashioning, Print Culture and The Republic of letters- Anjana Sharma.- 9. A Modern Mahatma? Use and Misuse of Gandhi in Popular Culture- Mei Li Badecker.